Educational research pertaining to engagement has traditionally been student-focused. There are many techniques (when implemented properly) that are proven to increase the engagement levels of students to their learning, ...

The issue of bullying has been one that has gained a lot of attention in the recent years. With technology allowing for continued harassment among teens, not limited to the school grounds, bullying appears to continue to ...

A trend towards increasing accounts of anxiety conditions amongst children and adolescents as witnessed by school counsellors has given educators and mental healthcare professionals across many domains a call to action. ...

This research project is an extensive literature review that explores the experience of transgender youth in an effort to illuminate how schools can better support the academic, social and emotional success of transgender ...

People with intellectual disabilities (id) living in Canada traditionally experience unique challenges and roadblocks as they seek to explore their sexuality. Often, they have a difficult time forming and maintaining ...

This paper presents a description of the development of a Leadership Seven Course at Hatzic Middle Secondary. Through research it considers literature pertaining to effective principles and practices of effective leadership ...

This capstone project reviewed research literature exploring current trends in youth sports participation. The three issues of ‘specialization’, ‘hyper-competitiveness and exclusionary team forming’, and ‘the influence of ...

The stress experienced by teachers is an internationally recognized problem that has resulted in high rates of attrition in the profession. The purpose of this research is to argue that stress experienced by teachers can ...

As we navigate through the twenty first century, there is increasing evidence supporting claims that when students feel a part of a school community, and cared for by the members of their school - connected - they are less ...

The purpose of this inquiry is to explore the use of animals, in particular dogs, in my own practice as a school counsellor. Animal-assisted therapy has been defined as the presentation of an animal in counselling with the ...